This is the first cat-themed game of the Summer of Games 2026, and it is a banger!
You are a citizen of Squall’s End on a mission to rescue inhabitants from the legendary Isle of Cats. The island, inhabited by a race of ancient, fierce, wise, and majestic cats, is threatened by the approaching armies of Vesh Darkhand, who will stop at nothing to destroy the island and its noble creatures.
The Isle of Cats Duel is a competitive 2-player tile-placement game played over 4 rounds, aka days. Each player has their own boat containing 7 rooms, 5 colored treasure maps, and even rats to entertain the cats you’ll rescue. This is where you will be placing every cat you rescue and any treasure you find.
A round consists of setting up the island, player turns and clearing the island. At the start of each round, BGA will fill the island board as we want you to only have fun playing.
Once the set-up is complete, you will take turns with your opponent exploring the island by moving the Oshax figure exactly 2 spaces along the path footprints. You can also select discoveries and perform any number of fish actions you can afford. Discovering and fishing are optional, but they come with nice perks. You can discover cats, treasures and other shenanigans with immediate effect. Or you can use fish stored on your boat to move more, jump around, get a treasure or an extra discovery.
A round ends when the island is empty or when both players choose not to perform the selection action on consecutive turns. Then BGA jumps back in, clears the island and sets things up for the next day, sorry, round…
The Summer of Games 2026 will bring more cats around during the month of August. You can keep track of what will be released daily on this forum post. Now, it is time for you to go save some cats!
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=theisleofcatsduel
Thanks to Frank West, the game designer, and to The City of Games, the publisher, for letting us add their game to the platform. And thank you to Mizutismask for the BGA port.
This was your Monday release.
Don’t expect the cats you rescue to be thankful. As a cat once said: “Meow! Zero fluff given”. Take care and play fair…
The Isle of Cats Duel：船中猫
这是 2026 年夏季游戏节 的首款猫主题游戏，而且非常精彩！
你是一位来自斯考尔末地的居民，肩负着拯救传说中的猫岛居民的使命。这座岛屿居住着一群古老、凶猛、智慧而又威严的猫族，如今却面临着维什·黑暗之手大军的威胁。维什·黑暗之手为了摧毁这座岛屿及其高贵的生灵，不惜一切代价。
猫岛决斗是一款竞争性的双人板块放置游戏，游戏进行4轮，也就是4天。每名玩家拥有自己的船，船上有7个房间、5张彩色藏宝图，甚至还有老鼠来逗弄你将要营救的猫咪。你将在这里放置你营救的每一只猫以及你找到的任何宝藏。
一轮游戏包括设置岛屿、玩家回合和清理岛屿。每轮开始时，BGA 会先填充岛屿版图，我们希望您能尽情享受游戏乐趣。
设置完成后，你将与对手轮流探索岛屿，每次移动奥沙克斯人偶沿着路径移动正好2格。你还可以选择发现目标，并执行任意数量的捕鱼行动。发现和捕鱼是可选的，但它们会带来不错的奖励。你可以立即发现猫咪、宝藏和其他惊喜。或者，你可以使用船上储存的鱼来移动更多距离、跳跃、获得宝藏或进行额外的发现。
当岛上空无一物，或者双方玩家连续回合均未执行选择行动时，一轮游戏结束。然后BGA会重新介入，清理岛屿，并为下一轮游戏做好准备……抱歉，是下一轮……
2026夏季游戏活动将在八月带来更多猫咪内容。您可以在此论坛帖子上关注每日更新内容。现在，是时候去拯救猫咪啦！
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=theisleofcatsduel
感谢游戏设计师 Frank West 和发行商 The City of Games 允许我们将他们的游戏添加到平台。还要感谢 Mizutismask 提供的 BGA 移植版本。
这是您周一发布的版本。
别指望你救的猫会感激你。正如某只猫曾说过的：“喵！绝不献媚。” 保重，公平游戏……
